english
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monkey about/around (with sth )
informal disapproving
to behave, or to use or move things, in a silly and careless way
• The children were bored and started monkeying around.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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In addition to the idioms beginning with MONKEY, Also see FOOL (MONKEY) AROUND; MAKE A FOOL (MONKEY) OF; MORE FUN THAN A BARREL OF MONKEYS; THROW A MONKEY WRENCH.
American Heritage Idioms
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noun QUANT. horde, troop MONKEY + VERB chatter | hang, swing monkeys swinging from branch to branch
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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noun
primates:
There are monkeys in the tropics.
Simple Definitions